Galicaster CUBE-2 (GaliCUBE-2)

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h4. What is Galicaster CUBE-2 ?

Galicaster CUBE-2 (GaliCUBE-2) is a mobile multistream recording station designed for mobile operations.

At first glance Cube2 main characteristic is its *case-integrated 15" tactile widescreen* and a wireless keyboard and touchscreen, minimizing wiring. All together, Cube2 provides mobility and a quick set up with minimun wiring, thus symplifing installation and *reducing the space and time needed for setting up the recording station*.

From a hardware point of view, it is a powerful unit based on Intel's Core i7, with a extremely silent box and power supply and a computer based on heavy duty components.

h4. Main features

- *Galicaster 1.3 installed and configured*
Teltek's Galicaster Cube2 has [Galicaster 1.3.0|Galicaster:Download Galicaster] pre-installed, tested and ready to run with the assembled capturing hardware.

- *Real-time feedback and control*
Galicaster software provides real-time feedback from the captured inputs, both audio and video, allowing operators to monitor and control the recordings* and react and solve unexpected situations on site.

- *Prepared for automatic-manual and online-offline functioning*
Galicaster Cube2 is meant for mobile offline operations providing human control over the recordings. However it can be connected to an Opencast Matterhorn server, receiving schedules and uploading recordings automatically or manually, minimizing the time between recording and publishing.

- *Adaptable to many video devices*
Galicaster Cube2 is compatible with many video devices, from USB webcams to profesional cameras, and compatible with most signals formats: composite, components, svideo, HDMI, SDI, DV ... It also captures synchronously from VGA sources (a laptop or a computer, for instance) and audio sources such as microphones, audio mixers or a MP3 player.

- *Easy change between device combinations*
Galicaster Cube2 will walk you through the selection of combinations of this devices, known as profiles. Therefore, you can use the same unit to record just one video or install a multicamera environment and shift between profiles in a few clicks.

- *All media accesible and operative*
Galicaster Cube2 also features a repository with all the recorded media, with a comprehensive set of operations to manage the collection: sorting old recordings, deleting many recordings in a single operation, adding information to the recordings, etc.

- *Flexibility on encodingc and bitrate selection*
Galicaster allows you to choose the encoding and bitrate of each of your streams - typically 2 videos and 1 audio - giving the option of creating light files ready to be published without further processing.


Teltek's units are configured to activate a secure network channel to provide immediate remote support.

h4. Cube2 use cases

Galicaster Cube2 is commonly used on mobile operations. Having the computer and the screen integrated allows you to move the unit to the right location, prepare the wiring easily and be ready to test and record in a few minutes.

Together with a OnWheels kit *LINK*, you can transport your unit and the auxiliary hardware ( camera, tripod, wiring, audio mixer ...) in and protected wheeled case, safe from damage and all in one bundle.

However, if needed, Galicaster Cube2 can assume the role of a fix recording station on a classroom, a MOOC studio or a conference hall.

h4. Galicaster Cube2 models

Galicaster units can capture multiple video formats and combine different audivisual sources, even several combinations on the same unit. For simplicity we include the usual camera+slides capture combinations, including:

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h5. SD + DVI

* Camera: Svideo, Composite and Components on PAL/NTSC formats.
* Slides: VGA/DVI/HDMI framegrabber, capturable resolutions includes Full HD.
* Audio can be embedded on the SD stream.
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** Camera: DV-PAL through firewire.
** Slides: VGA/DVI/HDMI framegrabber, capturable resolutions includes Full HD.
** Audio embedded on the DV stream.
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h5. HD-SDI + DVI

* Camera: HD-SDI recording through coaxial cable.
** Compatible with HD Videoformats compliant with SMPTE 259M and 292M.
** Backwards compatible with SD-SDI (PAL and NTSC).
* Slides: VGA/DVI/HDMI framegrabber, capturable resolutions includes Full HD.
* Audio embedded on the SDI stream.
** Analogic audio can be recorded appart.
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h5. HDMI + DVI

* Camera: HDMI recording for SD and HD video formats ( pal/ntsc, 720p and 1080p).
** Composite, Components and SVideo recording also available
** Compatible with HD Videoformats compliant with SMPTE 259M and 292M.
* Slides: VGA/DVI/HDMI framegrabber, capturable resolutions includes Full HD.
* Audio embedded on the HDMI stream.
** Analogic audio can be embedded on the HDMI stream or recorded appart.
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h4. Why purcharse Teltek's Galicaster units?

Teltek's is the developer of Galicaster and also a contributor to the Opencast Matterhorn platform. We work as responsibles or advisors to several deployments of Galicaster + Opencast Matterhorn around the world and we handle dozens of hours of recordings every week.

Galicaster units answer the needs for a constant development and integration within the system administration of your institution or company allowing the use of typical monitoring tools. Our units are assembled as clonics computers with mainstream heavy duty computer components which pass additional testing and resist the day-to-day work of production systems.

In addition, Teltek provides advise and support not only for your unit but also for the *adaptation and enhacement of facilities* to a renewed multistream environment, the *set up of a Opencast Matterhorn cluster* and the *publishing of media* through channels such as Youtube, iTunes-U, media portals, Moodle, Pumukit, Paella Player and others.

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\* When refering to DVI slides capturing, the unit is capable of recording VGA formats (video and non-pure video formats) from VGA, DVI and HDMI sources (even SD sources such as composite, components and Svideo). Analogic inputs are digitalized and interlacing removed , if present.

*Contact Teltek for more details on resolution and format specifications as well as hardware compatibility.*
_Custom configurations available on demand, various combinations can be installed on the same unit._
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h5. Specifications

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| *Size* | Width: 15'5 cm (5") \\
Height: 14 cm (4.6 ") \\
Depth: 8 cm (2") |
| *Weight* | 14 kg (30 lb.) approx |
| *Screen* | Tactile Widescreen 15.1" \\
Native resolution 720p |
| *CPU* \\
*Memory\** \\ | Core i7-2700K \\
4 GB RAM DDR3 \\ |
| *Storage\** | 500 GB HDD RAID-1 by HW |
| *Fans* | <19 dB (silent)\\ |
| *Case* \\ | Mini-tower (mini-itx) \\ |
| *Remote support*\\ | available on demand\\ |

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*\* Custom specifications can be ordered*

*Wireless Keyboard & Touchpad can be included*

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